Paycheck Atlas

Respiratory Therapists salary in Illinois

The median respiratory therapists in Illinois earns $84,090 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,319 a month.

10th percentile
$64,480
25th percentile
$77,440
Median percentile
$84,090
75th percentile
$96,260
90th percentile
$100,100

Based on 4,880 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$63,825 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,090
Federal income tax−$9,670
Social Security + Medicare−$6,433
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,162
Monthly take-home$5,319
Every two weeks$2,455

Does it go far here?

$84,125Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois